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From E-commerce to Gaming: Seven Brands Utilizing AI Advancements

Jun 28, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Amazon, #Artificial intelligence, #E-commerce to Gaming, #India's top fashion e-commerce portal, #MakeMyTrip, #Myntra, #Seven Brands Utilizing AI Advancements, #Zomato

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of various industries, revolutionizing the way businesses operate. In India, several brands have embraced AI advancements and integrated them into their core strategies. From e-commerce to travel, lockscreen personalization to fashion, and entertainment to gaming, these brands are leveraging AI to enhance user experiences and drive innovation. We will explore the top seven brands in India that are using AI advancements to their core. Let’s dive in!

Amazon (AI for Enhanced E-Commerce) – As a global giant, Amazon is leading the way in integrating AI into its operations in India. Their AI systems optimize delivery routes, provide personalized search results, and offer product suggestions based on user behaviour. This not only improves operational efficiency but also enhances the customer experience, making online shopping convenient and tailored.

MakeMyTrip (Intelligent Travel Planning with AI) – MakeMyTrip has simplified travel planning by leveraging AI technology. Their AI algorithms analyse vast amounts of data, including travel trends, weather patterns, and user preferences, to forecast changes in airfare and hotel prices. Based on this analysis, MakeMyTrip suggests customized itineraries, allowing travellers to maximize the value of their trips and make well-informed decisions.

Glance (Lock Screen Personalization with AI) – Glance takes a unique approach to smartphone AI integration by personalizing and recommending content on the lock screen. Using AI, Glance recognizes user preferences and displays breaking news updates, sports scores, weather alerts, entertainment and business news right on the lockscreen. This innovative approach keeps users engaged and informed without the need to unlock their phones or download multiple apps, providing a seamless experience.

Myntra (Fashion Experience Tailored by AI) – Myntra, India’s top fashion e-commerce portal, utilizes AI to enhance the shopping experience. AI-powered virtual try-on tools and size recommendations help users find the perfect fit without visiting a physical store. Moreover, Myntra’s AI creates customized fashion feeds based on user behaviour and past purchases, speeding up and improving the online shopping process.

Instagram – Instagram uses AI to improve users’ entertainment experiences by providing personalized content. AI algorithms analyse user interactions and recommend posts, stories, and reels that match their interests. This AI-driven approach keeps users engaged and entertained, ensuring they discover content that resonates with them.

Nostra (AI led Gaming on Lock Screen): Nostra is at the forefront of AI-powered gaming experiences in India and Southeast Asia. They personalize and recommend games basis the users’ patterns and engagement level. Users can also create gaming content live through AI powered integration within Android games and share directly on their social channels sharing their achievements and learning with their community.

Zomato (AI for Enhanced Food Delivery) – Zomato, a leading food delivery platform in India, incorporates AI to enhance its services. AI algorithms analyse user preferences, order history, and restaurant data to provide personalized recommendations, making the food delivery experience more convenient and tailored. AI also helps optimize delivery routes, ensuring prompt and efficient deliveries.

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Travel Spurs 73% Online Spending Surge in H1 2024; Gen X and Boomers Drive Growth

Jun 26, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Gen X and Boomers Drive Growth, #MakeMyTrip, #New Delhi, #NItya Sharma, #Travel Spurs 73% Online Spending Surge, #Union elections

New Delhi, 26th June, 2024: A slurry of activities including the Union elections, cricketing extravaganza, summer vacations and an increase in visa-free tourist destinations in the first half of 2024 has peaked consumer spending on travel, registering a 73% growth in the first five months of 2024 as compared to the same period last year, according to Simpl’s Checkout Scan. This comes on the back of an overall 42% increase in consumer spending via Simpl’s 1-Tap Checkout across a range of categories including travel, food and beverage, services and grocery among other categories.

This growth was led by consumers from Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad along with the top metros with the emerging metros registering a growth in consumer spending by 77%, 74% and 64% respectively during the first five months of this year. The spends were majorly done on travel service providers including MakeMyTrip, EaseMyTrip, Redbus, Goibibo, AbhiBus, Oyo and ZoomCar among others.

Interestingly, consumers in the age group of 51-60 and over 60 years commonly referred to as Gen X and Boomers posted 89 and 87% growth respectively, highlighting the increasing travel by middle-aged and retirees on the back of growing convenience and affordability. Travel demand was also fueled by weekends, festivities and summer vacations along with rising temperatures, leading travellers to cooler destinations.

Other categories witnessing growth in consumer spending were food and beverage, services and grocery which posted 68%, 53% and 35% growth respectively. While metros led a majority of the consumer spending, smaller cities including Thiruvananthapuram, Indore, Guwahati, Vijayawada and Lucknow posted 84%, 47% and 45% growth in spending across merchants such as Blinkit, MakeMyTrip, Zomato, Myntra, Bigbasket, Dunzo, Meesho and Nykaa.

Commenting on the trend, Nitya Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer said, “The first half of 2024 has been a blockbuster year for the internet commerce economy where union elections, cricketing events and tourist destinations made visa-free played a pivotal role in significantly driving consumer spending online. This is reflective in categories such as travel, food and beverages, services and grocery that have posted robust growth in consumer spending. As merchant’s preferred checkout partner, we understand that convenience is becoming a real differentiator in e-commerce today after selection and affordability and we are excited to witness the growing adoption of our 1-Tap Checkout by millions of consumers across our exhaustive merchant universe”.

Interestingly, the single day highest order in the last five months in 2024 stood at Rs 39,000 as against Rs 25,000 in the first five months of 2023 via Simpl’s 1-Tap Checkout while the cumulative spend by a single consumer in 2024 till date stands at Rs 9.5 lakh. This stands as a testament to the growing adoption of internet commerce (e-commerce & quick commerce) for higher spending across an array of merchant categories.

Simpl’s 1-Tap Checkout, which is available across 26,000 merchants, offers the convenience of a checkout in a single tap with near zero transaction failures and is preferred by millions of consumers. This growth in user transactions has been driven by increasing adoption of Simpl by consumers and merchants across the country.